Monday, August 13, 2012

MY iPhone Photography

I'm trying to improve my iPhone photography so during the past week when I've had a break from staying at the hospital with my brother I've been playing around. As I did the last time my brother was in the hospital I've spent some of my break time in the Rosehill Cemetery and the Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. Both have some of the most beautiful statuary and scenery but I don't seem able to go there when the light is right. It's either much too bright and the light is directly overhead or it is overcast and the light is washed out. Cemetery statuary is usually grey and is often marked with a dark (probably algae) growth. So this photo has several Camera+ filters added to it to give it more of a sense of mystery.

I know I have been mostly absent from my blog. My brother's health issues have been escalating and my attention to other things has been sporadic. But I haven't given up on blogging. While I don't have a lot to say and certainly nothing all that fascinating or important I do want to continue with this blog. So I hope you're willing to hang with me. If not, well, I understand.

3 comments:

I have missed you and I'm sorry to hear about your brother's escalating illness. It scares me to realize that at this age, it's going to be about losing people, one at a time. ... Okay, now that I cheered you up, hang in there and keep snapping thse cemetery pictures. I love old cemeteries which is where all us dead people will end up (intially) so I end on a happy note! Lol

I find cemeteries to be very peaceful and picturesque places to wander with my camera. I too have problems with the light, and the greyness of the statuaries and never quite get the shot I'm hoping for.

Oregon City being the end of the Oregon Trail has a cemetery with many pioneer graves.

I am sorry that your brother is not doing well right now. Sending prayers and hoping for the best.

I am sorry to hear about your brother's health condition. I will include him in my prayers. I do understand what your going through. Its alright if you post sporadically, we'll still be here waiting for your posts.truck leasing

About Me

Welcome to my art blog. I am attracted to a very diverse mixture of arts and crafts and enjoy working and playing in all of them.
Creating things has always been a part of my life, sometimes more so than others, of course. And it has taken many forms - crochet, cross stitch, photography, painting, rubber stamping, bookmaking, beading and polymer clay. I remember as a child, one my biggest thrills was getting that new box of crayons and a coloring book. Those crayons were the most beautiful things to me. And I lusted after the giant, 64 count box - didn't you? And when I played with paper dolls (remember those?), I didn't play with them like other girls, instead I used them as mannikins for dress designs.
Art allows me to fly. I do occasionally sell my work but I create it for the sake of creating, for the joy of the process, and for the fulfillment of letting my hands translate my mind's vision into something that others can see and touch. If others ask to buy it, fine, I might sell it (and I might not). But I create for the sheer pleasure of creating.